North American English

North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in the United States and Canada. Because of the considerable similarities in pronunciation, vocabulary and accent between American English and Canadian English, the two spoken languages are often grouped together under a single category (Labov, Ash, & Boberg, 2006; Trudgill & Hannah, 2002). North American English is distinguished from the varieties of English that are spoken in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations countries such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, those in the Caribbean and on the Indian subcontinent. Despite the fact that Canadian spellings often (but not always) follow British usage, the collective term North American English is sometimes also used to designate the written language of the two countries.
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